Gun-mount.



Patented Dec. I2, I899. A. F. WARREN.

G U N M O U N T.

(Application am June 5, 1899.)

(No Model.)

Mi) wan/21W Patented Dec. l2, i899. A. F. WARREN.

(5 U N E! U U F11 T.

(Application filed June 5, 1899.)

'2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

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To re llj'wltoilti t.miaycbhoerrtf. I ,Be it known that I-, AL VA F.- W- ARREN, a citizen of theFnited States, residing atProvi-g improvements in the construction of gun- UNITED TATES PATENT Futon.

ALVA Ffj WARnnn, or mot-a ai RHQ'DE ISLAND.

vented a newand:use'ful-Improvementin Gun- Mount-s, ofwhich the following is aspecifica- -tion.,.-

Nye-invention relates to newan'd importantmounts. g

"The several objects of my invention are,

first, to provide agun-mount that can he kept turning around in a circleall of the ti the while of the'trui'inions the gun-is hein'g, fired orj stand 'in'one-position while said gunv isbeing-fired; second, to provide facilities for shielding those who work the said gun-mount .'th ird to providemeans' for preventinga greater part of the recoil of the gun; 'fourth,'to provide ilnprov.ed r neans forluhricating the bearing-rollers in the fenn dation base-plate of the gn'u-mount and, fifth,-

' to provide means. for clamping thesa'id gunk 'mountin any desired angular position.

In the accompanyingdrawings, F,igure ..1--

represents aside elevation of thegun-mount.

Fig. 2 represents a detail i'earvi'ew showing the foundation-bed and the-rotary bas'e blocki ofthe un-1110mm Fig. 3 represents an axialsection .oft'lie. gun-mount, showing" the bearing-rollers upon which the gun-mount is made to rotate. Fig. at IBPl 'GSGIItS a'det-ail-s'e'ction shotvingthe slide of the protective shieldj Fig. 5 representsadetail view-of the protecgtive shield, showing the slide and a cross-sec tion of the barrel of the gun.

In the d rawings; 1 represents the barrel of the gum. U :2 represents the rota-tire base-block, to which the gun is pivotally attached'by means 3333, projectin g outward on each side of the arm 3&, which extends downward from the under side'ot' the barrelof the gun. v

The rotary base-block :Y'i-s pivoted to the circular foundatioirbedS by means ofthe stud 88, provided at itslow-er end with the nut 89, and the toundatio'n-bed is provided withthe circularly-arranged series of recesses 1 00 100, adapted-for the reception of'the .antifrictiom rollers 9090, upon which the base-block 2is caused torotate, the said base-block being .SerialNo; 719,445i (1io mam.

i'no'v'ements by means of the -tightenii ig-sorew "02 and its'h'and-wheel. 91: I also provide a channel or space in connection with thereto the pivot-stud 88,and. a single oil-b01693 is'-'made in the base-block;3-forsn-pplyin'g oil 'so Qt-hatthemOVing; parts will be thoroughly lubricatedatall times.

. Tliefoundation-bed a is provided with the .whichthe gear30, revolving upon the stud 101,

' is caused to revolve upon the-{studlOl the said base-block 2, will be o'ausedto t'urn' upon .the. bearing-rollers 9.0, and in order to impart the desired rotary movementtothe gear I gear-129 n ayrbe' throw'n'into and outof engagein'entuwith the gear 30' as desire'd, and. for

engagementwith the ge'ar 30,; as shown in which enters a suitable hole in'the base-block ing-chain 88; secured to the base-block by means'of the'eye'37u cironlar'traek 47 for supporting the semicircula r protectiveshield" 42,-which is securedto the base-block? by means of .the' braces 26 24, secured to the opposite sides of the baseblook by means ofthe screws 102-102.

strengthening-rim 45, bolted to t-he-innersi'de of thelower edge of the shield; and upon a stud 103 areplaced the'loose rollers 46, which serve to supportthe, weight of the shield as it moves around/the oirculartrack $7, which shown in Fig. 1. lVhen the base-block 2 is being turned upon cesses lOO'to convey oil from the said recesses" 7; provide" a drivinggear- 21),. secured to the in-' ner end'ofa shaft which has. its-bearings in the end of the hand-actuated lever 31, ','Thethe purpose of securing the gear-290111101? its and 27, attached to the ears 28 at opposite I sides of the bas'e' bl'ock, and the braces'23and The protective shield '42 is provided with a" ,toythe rollers which rotate-in the recesses 100, the oi-l bcin g retained in the said recesses; ,60

-'np'wardlygprojecting circular gear 36,"with is made teengag e, the said stud'beingattached to the base -bloc k 2, so that; when the gear 30' Figs. '1 and'2f,"I provides removable pin 39,:

2; the said pinbeing provided with an a ttach- ."The foundation-bed 3-i's'pr'ovided with a.

is so arranged thatthe' shield is below the outside face oftrack, thereby preventing any ball from getting under the [said shield, as

the rollers 90 of the foundation -bed 3; theprotecti'veshield42 is provided, at its face with clamping-screw and handavheel 20, the said a slot 10% (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5) and also with the parallel ways 43 423, riveted to the outer surface of the shield, and between the said ways and over the said slot is placed theloose slide it, provided with a perforation adapted to receive the barrel of the gun and with the sight-opening 48 above the barrel. (Shown in Fig. 5.) The weight of the slide it is supported by means of the wire cords 90, which are connected to the slide and pass over the pulleys 106 107 and are provided at their outer ends with the counterbalancingweights 95 95, and by this means the barrel of the gun will be freed from all the weight of the slide 44, and, if desired, the slide may he clamped to the shield by means of the hand-wheel and screw 97, the said screw passing through the fixed nut 98.

The gun is provided at its under side with the circular segment-25, which passes through an Opening 105 made in the base-block, and the gun may be clamped inany vertical plane by means of the said circular segment and the segment .35 being connected to the gun by means of the pins (39.

The side braces 21 and 22, which are con nected to the side of the gun by means of suitable pivot-studs 108, are arranged to pass through openings 109 made in the loosely-pivoted studs and 41, which are secured to-the ears 110 of the base-block, and these side braces when clamped by means of the screws 19 19will serve to check the recoil of the gun when fired.-

1 claim as my invention 1. In a gun-mount the combination of the foundation-base provided with the circular gear; the base-block pivoted to the foundation-base for rotary movement; and the loose gear-pin ion connected to the base-block and engaging with the circular gear of the foundation-base; with the hand-operated gear held upon a lever pivoted to the base-block and adapted for engagement and disengagement with the gear-pinion whereby the gun may rotate continuously in either direction, by means of the gears, or be disengaged from the gears and moved by hand, substantially as described. 2. In a gun-mount the combination of the foundation-base provided with the circular track and the rotary base-block pivoted thereto, with the semicircular shield having its lower edge fitting the circular track, and the braces secured to the forward portion of the shield and the opposite sides of the basebloclc; also the slide in shield with counterbalancing-weights and hand-wheel for. clamping slide to shield, substantially as described. 3. In a gun-mount the combination of the foundation-base, provided with the circular traclgand the rotary baseblo'ck pivoted thereto, the gun pivoted to the rotary base-block by means of trunnions arranged upon an arm which extends below the barrel, the circular segment secured to the under side of the gunbarrel, and passing through the base-block, I the clamping-screw for holding the gun-barrel in aset position, the semicircular shield having its lower edge fitting the circular track, the slide in the shield fitting over the l barrel of the gun, the balancing-weights, and

the hand-Wheel for clamping the slide to the shield, substantially as described.

I ALVA F. WARREN.

\Vitnesses: 1

ALVIN O. WARREN, ANNIE E. WARREN.

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